Posted by Mathue Shell on March 17th, 2009 in Gaming, Sony PS3, Xbox 360
Resident Evil 5 has shipped 4 million units across the world already. It’s only been out in the US since Friday, less than 4 full days ago. Now, shipped doesn’t mean sold, shipped just means how many units Capcom has sent out to stores and sellers. I doubt it’ll take long for the game to actually sell 4 million, if it already hasn’t.
Personally, I haven’t played the game yet. I’m kind of scared to. All the bad reviews are making me think this game might ruin my love for the Resident Evil franchise. I agree with most reviews, that RE5 is pretty much just RE4 with new graphics slapped over it. The demo was decent, but… it was 100x more fun with a co-op partner than alone.
Capcom has said Resident Evil 6 will be a full reboot for the franchise. I hope we get a new zombie outbreak, in a new city, with new characters. I live Leon, Claire, Jill, and Chris, but I’d like to see some new blood in the series.
If you’re a Wii owner, and can’t play Resident Evil 5, don’t worry, Capcom also announced 3 new Resident Evil games for the Wii. Well, 1 new game, and 2 ports. They’re porting the original Resident Evil, and Resident Evil: Zero to the Wii, as well as releasing a follow up to Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. The game will be called Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, and like Umbrella Chronicles, will be an “on rails” arcade shooter, that takes place during the time of Resident Evil 2, with Leon and Claire.
